Heading into my first tournament in Vegas this summer, I was excited and ready to go. The tournament got 214 players for a 1st prize of $12k. 27 places paid. We started with 12,500 in chips. My starting table looked pretty good. Mostly old men, only 2 younger people and one got shortstacked right away so I could more or less have a good time running over the table.
Level 1: 50-100. First hand I played I opened from the hijack with 76o to 250. The button and the BB called and we saw a J93 flop. We checked around and on the A turn, I fired 275, the button made it 800, and both the BB and I folded. I made it 250 with 65ss from EP and got 3 calls. I folded on a KQ9 flop. I made it 250 from MP with A6hh and got 2 calls from behind and 2 calls from the blinds. The flop came T62r and it checked to me, I bet 400, the SB called, the BB made it 1600, and we both folded. I was down to 10,600 after this. I made it 250 with KQss from UTG+1 and the button and the BB called. The flop came AJ4 and we checked around. The turn came a Q, I bet 275, and the BB was the only caller. The river came a 7, he checked, I bet 400, he made it 1100, and I folded and was down to 9500. I was in the SB in a limped pot with 98o and I limped as well. The board came T975 and I bet 150 on the turn. One of the limpers called and the river came the A. We both checked and my 98 was good. I was at 9900 and we went to 75-150.
Level 2: 75-150. I called 300 on the button to a hijack raise with QTo but folded on a K76 all heart flop. I found AQhh in the cutoff with 2 limpers and made it 475. Both of the limpers called and my c-bet of 525 on the AT5 flop was good. I made it 350 UTG+1 with QhTd and got called by both of the blinds. The flop came K84 all hearts and we all checked. The turn came an offsuit 7 and it checked to me, I fired 375, and they folded. I was up to 11,800 after this. I made it 400 in LP with one limper with AJo and he was the only caller. My c-bet of 525 on 954 took it down.
Level 3: 100-200. I made it 475 with T9cc from the cutoff and the button was the only caller. The flop came T82 2 hearts and I check called his 1200 bet. The turn and river came a 45 and I bet out 1600 on the river and he folded. I was at 15,500 after this. An EP raiser made it 625 and I found AA in the cutoff and flatted. The flop came QJ4 2 hearts, he bet out 875, I made it 2500 and he folded. I made it 475 UTG with AQo and the BB was the only caller. The flop came AK2 and we both checked. The turn came another 2, counterfitting my kicker, he bet out 1500, and I called. The river came a Q (giving me a higher 2 pair) and he bet out 2000. I called and he showed KT. I was in the cutoff with one limper and found AA. I made it 600, the BB called, and so did the limper. The flop came 752 2 spades, the BB lead out for 600, the limper called, and I made it 2025. They both decided to fold and I won the pot. I made it 475 from EP with 99 and everyone folded. I limped in a multiway pot from the SB with Q8. The flop came 855 and it checked around. The turn came a 6, I bet 525, the BB made it 1625, I folded and he showed a 5. The level ended and I had 22,325 at the first break.
Level 4: 150-300. Unfortunately, I had more problems with my phone so my next 3 level updates will not be 100% complete. I actually don’t remember any hands from this level but I don’t think I played very many at all so it wasn’t too exciting of a level. I ended this level around 25k.
Level 5: 200-400 25. This was not a good level for me. I spewed off quite a few of my chips with raise/c-bet combos that were no good and a couple of unsuccessful bluffs. A couple of hands I remember. I was in the BB with J6o with one limper and the SB. The flop came TT5 2 clubs and we checked to the limper. He bet 700 and I decided to float by calling. The turn came the Jc, giving me a hidden pair but putting a completed flush on board. I bet 1200 and he called. At this point I was thinking he had a hand like 66-99 with a club. He had been limping alot but always with decent hands. The river came a 4 and I bet 2600(for value to get called by one of the aforementioned pairs. . .a 4 is a great card if I put him on one of those PPs) and he called showing AT for a trips that were semi-scared by the flush. I made it 1025 behind 1 limper from the cutoff with 75hh. The button and the limp called and I c-bet 1500 on an A82 flop. However, one of them raised and the other 3 bet so I folded. I was in the BB with Q2o and 3 limpers. We checked to the river on an AT8J7 board and I bet 1200 (repping the 9) but got called by a limper with 87. I was down to around 17,000 at the end of this level.
Level 6: 300-600 50. I played some interesting hands this level. A guy limped UTG and I was UTG+2 and found JJ. I made it 1650. The guy behind me made it 4150, the guy behind him called that bet, and I decided to call after I tinkered with the idea of just shoving. The flop came AA9 and I check folded to a bet and an all in (AQ vs AK). I guess I just should have pushed but its a tough sell when theres all that action from ABC older men. I cant fold pre because I am getting odds to set-mine but I was probably stacking off on an all low card board anyways so I should just put it in preflop. I was down to 10k or so after this. Fortunately I got some chips back pretty quickly, I was in the SB when a guy in EP made it 1200, the button called, and I found QQ. I made it 5600 and the guy in EP went all in for about 7000. The button folded, I called and he showed A5ss. I was good on a 753KK board and back to 18,500. I quickly lost a lot of these chips though. I raised it in the hijack with JTdd to 1425, the BB made it 3300 and I called. The flop came T83 2 hearts and he bet out 4200 and I called. The turn came 7h putting a flush on board and he bet out 6000. I had about 11k behind and I decided to fold my top pair. He had been pretty tight but I don’t know. If im going to call a raise with JTdd and I flop top pair maybe I should just end up putting it in. I don’t think I played this hand very well but I don’t know what I can do to correct it I guess. I made it 1425 UTG +2 with JJ and the button was the only caller. The flop came 332 and I checked (to C/raise) and he checked behind. The turn came a K and I bet 1600 and he called. The river came an 8 and it went c/c and I was good. The level ended shortly after that and I had 14,450 at the dinner break.
Level 7: 400-800 75. I folded for an orbit or so and moved down to 12k. I pushed it all in UTG when I found 77. A guy from LP called all in for his last 2125 (only) and he showed A8cc. I lost the race when the board came 65379. I was down to 10k or so. Next orbit in my BB, I had about 8800. A guy opened to 1800 in LP and the button made it 6000. I found 77 and shoved my last 8800 and the button called with AA. I was not able to suckout and busted out of the tournament, finishing around 84th of 214.
Kind of a bad tournament especially since I was able to make some hands and chip up in the early levels. I played some spewy hands at the 200-400 and 300-600 levels so I need to stop doing that. Hopefully next tournament I can come back, play stronger, and learn from my mistakes.
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